Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Black Bottom Banana Cream Pie

It is the custom in our family that the birthday person gets the dessert of their choosing for their special day. Recently we celebrated my son's 33rd birthday (how can I possibly have a child that old?) I asked him what he wanted and he said "something with chocolate and bananas". Hmmmm....what to make? I decided to do my version of a black bottom pie. A black bottom pie is basically a cream pie with a layer of chocolate. I added a layer of sliced bananas between the chocolate and the vanilla cream layer. The vanilla cream is a variation of the recipe my Mom has been making all her married life. She uses milk, I use half & half. Eating this pie was like eating a chocolate covered banana with a bonus of pudding! Oh, my, it was yummy! I made two pies; there was enough for all of us to have a piece and enough for the birthday boy to take the leftovers home.

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About Me

Welcome to my blog! I've been married 30-something years. Between us we have three children, three granddaughters and one grandson (I love being Nana!) Though we are now empty nesters we do share our home with our black & white cocker spaniel, Harley. By day I'm a CPA. The rest of the time I'm a homebody. Nothing makes me happier than fluffing my nest and doing for my family. It seems like so much of my life revolves around numbers and accounting; whether it be taking care of my clients, measuring ingredients in the kitchen, counting cross stitches, measuring material for my next sewing project or counting the seconds to the finish line in my drag race car. I wake up every morning and count the many blessings I have.